Looking for something that’s both brainy and hilarious? You’ve found it. These 50 fun math trivia questions are here to make you laugh, scratch your head, and maybe learn something new. Whether you’re a student, teacher, parent, or just a numbers nerd, this list is packed with quirky, clever, and sometimes silly math quiz questions.
Why Do Math Trivia Questions Matter?
Let’s be honest: math gets a bad rap for being “boring.” But the truth? It can be ridiculously fun.
Here’s what math trivia can do:
- Spark critical thinking
- Improve memory in a playful way
- Make math feel less scary
- Add laughter to your learning
Perfect for:
- Class warm-ups
- Family game night
- Icebreakers in clubs or camps
- Sharing with friends just for fun
How This Trivia Quiz Is Set Up
We’ve grouped 50 math questions into 3 levels:
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| Easy | Silly and simple logic-based jokes |
| Moderate | Wordplay with a little thinking |
| Hard | Still fun—but brainier |
Let’s start easy and level up!
Easy & Funny Math Trivia Questions (1–15)
1. If you have 4 pizzas and eat 3.9999 of them, how many do you have left?
Answer: 0.0001 pizzas (and maybe a nap)
2. What’s heavier: 1,000 pounds of bricks or 1,000 pounds of feathers?
Answer: Neither! They weigh the same.
3. How many seconds are in a minute?
Answer: 60 – unless you’re doing burpees, then it feels like 300.
4. A donut costs $1. You buy 10. How much weight do you gain?
Answer: $10 lighter and 2 pounds heavier.
5. What’s 10 + 10?
Answer: 20. Or as your phone might say, 10/10.
6. What’s a math teacher’s favorite place in New York?
Answer: Times Square.
7. You multiply me by any number, and I’m still me. Who am I?
Answer: Zero.
8. If a train leaves at 6:00 and goes 60 mph, when will the driver eat lunch?
Answer: At lunchtime.
9. What do you get when you mix geometry and fast food?
Answer: A line for fries.
10. What’s 50% of 14?
Answer: 7
11. What shape is always trying to be right?
Answer: A right angle.
12. Which number looks the same upside down?
Answer: 8
13. What do you call friends who love math?
Answer: Alge-bros.
14. If a vampire buys 3 dozen donuts, how many does he have?
Answer: 36. Until someone checks the nutrition label.
15. What comes after 3, 6, 9…?
Answer: 12. Unless you’re clapping to a beat.
Mid-Level Math Trivia Questions with a Twist (16–35)
16. A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many does he have left?
Answer: 9
17. What’s a math teacher’s favorite tree?
Answer: Geometry
18. Divide 30 by ½, then add 10. What do you get?
Answer: 70
19. If you had 5 chocolate bars and gave away half, what do you have?
Answer: Less chocolate and some regret.
20. How do you make 7 even?
Answer: Remove the “S”
21. What comes next: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221…?
Answer: 312211 (Look-and-say pattern)
22. A pizza has 8 slices. You eat 7. What’s this called?
Answer: Self-care… or a math emergency.
23. How many months have 28 days?
Answer: All 12 of them.
24. What’s ⅓ of ⅓ of ⅓ of 27?
Answer: 1
25. Why was the equal sign so humble?
Answer: It didn’t think it was less than or greater than anyone.
26. What’s the opposite of multiplication?
Answer: Division (and sadness for some)
27. What do you call a number that can’t sit still?
Answer: A roamin’ numeral.
28. Smallest number divisible by 1–10?
Answer: 2520
29. What did zero say to eight?
Answer: Nice belt!
30. Two’s company. What’s three?
Answer: A triangle.
31. What has a bottom at the top?
Answer: Your legs.
32. How many sides does a circle have?
Answer: Two: inside and outside.
33. You have 10 pencils. You give away 4. What do you have now?
Answer: 6 pencils—and fewer excuses.
34. What’s a cat’s favorite math subject?
Answer: Meow-gebra.
35. Why didn’t the quarter roll down the hill with the nickel?
Answer: It had more cents.
Hard but Hilarious Math Trivia Questions (36–50)
36. What’s the square root of -1 called?
Answer: Imaginary number
37. Why can’t you trust an atom?
Answer: They make up everything—even your math scores.
38. Infinity minus infinity equals…?
Answer: Endless confusion.
39. Sum of angles in an octagon?
Answer: 1080°
40. Triangle with angles 90° and 45°. Third angle?
Answer: 45°
41. What’s the value of π?
Answer: 3.14… and delicious with whipped cream.
42. Can a triangle have two right angles?
Answer: Nope, not even in your dreams.
43. If 5x = 20, what’s x?
Answer: 4
44. A train leaves at 5 PM going 60 mph. Another at 6 PM going 90 mph. When do they meet?
Answer: In a complicated word problem.
45. What’s 13 × 7?
Answer: 91
46. What number is both a square and a cube?
Answer: 64
47. What’s 0! (zero factorial)?
Answer: 1
48. What’s 111,111,111 × 111,111,111?
Answer: 12,345,678,987,654,321
49. What comes after trillion?
Answer: Quadrillion, then quintillion (and a headache)
50. Why is math like a relationship?
Answer: One mistake, and it gets complicated.
Want These Math Trivia Questions in Printable Form?
Great for:
- Teachers
- Camp leaders
- Parents
- Game nights
Includes:
- All 50 questions
- Funny answer key
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Math is supposed to make you think. But it should also make you smile.
These math trivia questions bring humor into learning—perfect for school, home, or anywhere a laugh is needed.
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